National Science Day 2022

Chandigarh, March 3, 2022: The Chemical Society, Department of Chemistry and Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University Sector 14 Chandigarh celebrated National Science Day 2022 on 3rd March 2022 to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, catalysed and supported by Panjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) and NCSTC, DST, Govt. Of India, under the able guidance of Prof Raj Kumar, Honourable Vice-Chancellor and Prof. Sonal Singhal, Chairperson. 

The event was organized by Dr. Varinder kaur, President, Chemical Society. Various competitions “I am Smarticus”: The Science Quiz, “Let the Colors Speak”: Rangoli Competition, “Ideas Picturized:” Poster Presentation, “Let’s Recycle:” Best out of Waste and Extempore, on the theme ‘Integrated Approach in Science and Technology for Sustainable Future’ were held were held for students of Panjab University Chandigarh. Pranav (M.Sc. II, Department of Chemistry), Rohan Sharma (B.Sc. III, Department of Biochemistry), and Ankita (M.Sc. II, Department of Chemistry), bagged 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions in Poster Presentation, respectively. The students of M.Sc. II of Department of Chemistry, Ankita and Anurag got the 1st prize; Mansangeet and Kritika got the 2nd prize; Bhumika and Parneet bagged the 3rd prize in “Let´s Recycle competition”. Priya (M.Sc. I, Department of Chemistry), Keshav Kant (B.Sc. III, Department of Biochemistry), and Ishika Gupta (M.Sc. II, Department of Chemistry), were awarded with 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions in “Extempore” event, respectively. Amit Sharma and Chetan Verma of M.Sc. I, Department of Chemistry, Keshav Kant and Rohan Sharma of B.Sc. III, Department of Biochemistry, Vipul Sharma and Maheep Kaur Gill of M.Sc. II, Department of Chemistry got the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions in the Science Quiz competition. Nancy Koundal, Kostubh Gaur, and Harsimran Kaur of B.Sc. III, Department of Chemistry, were awarded with the 1st prize, Ankita (M.Sc. II, Department of Chemistry), Aashni Khurana and Dixon Bhoriwal of B.Sc. III, Department of Chemistry, were awarded with the 2nd prize, Aishwarya, Ridhima, and Garima B.Sc. III, Department of Biochemistry were awarded with the 3rd prize in the Rangoli competition. In addition, Tanvi Sharma, Damanpreet Singh, Nitya Aggarwal (M.Sc. II, Department of Chemistry) got the consolation prize in the Rangoli competition. 

The aim of the event was fulfilled by sheer zeal and zest of all the organizers, participants and the guests.